How much do gutters cost for a whole house in Atlanta?

Angi reports an average of about $1,434 for gutter installation in Atlanta, with most projects between $781 and $2,103. In our sample estimate, 180 feet of 6-inch seamless aluminum with six downspouts works out to roughly $1,480 to $2,960 before guards.

What do gutters cost per foot in Atlanta?

Angi gives $3 to $25 per linear foot depending on material and style, and lists aluminum at $4 to $9, galvanized steel at $8 to $10 and copper at $15 to $25. HomeGuide puts seamless aluminum at $6 to $12 per foot installed nationally.

What does gutter installation labor cost in Atlanta?

Angi reports $50 to $90 an hour, or about $2 to $4 per linear foot. Rates reach the higher end on roofs that are hard to reach, on homes with more than one story and on unusual roof shapes.

Are gutter guards worth the money in Atlanta?

It depends on your trees. Angi reports $880 to $2,011 for most Atlanta guard projects, or about $6 to $13 per foot. Under pines, fine micro-mesh guards usually earn that price. On a lot with few trees they may not.

Do I need 6-inch gutters in Atlanta?

Not on every roof, but large roof planes and valleys overflow first in summer storms. HomeGuide puts the upgrade from 5-inch to 6-inch at about $1 to $2 more per foot, which is a small part of the total.

Gutter Installation Cost in Atlanta (2026 Guide)

The quick numbers

Angi’s Atlanta cost page reports that gutter installation runs $781 to $2,103 for most projects, about $1,434 on average, and $3 to $25 per linear foot depending on material and style. For gutter guards, Angi gives $880 to $2,011 per project (average about $1,068), or about $6 to $13 per foot.

As with any city average, short runs and partial replacements pull the number down. A full system on a two-story house on a sloped lot, which describes a lot of metro Atlanta, tends to cost more than the average suggests.

Atlanta price list

Project	Published range
Gutter installation, typical project (Angi)	$781 – $2,103 (average about $1,434)
Gutter installation per linear foot, all materials (Angi)	$3 – $25
Vinyl gutters per linear foot (Angi)	$3 – $5
Aluminum gutters per linear foot (Angi)	$4 – $9
Galvanized steel gutters per linear foot (Angi)	$8 – $10
Copper gutters per linear foot (Angi)	$15 – $25
Installer labor (Angi)	$50 – $90 per hour, or about $2 – $4 per foot
Seamless aluminum gutters installed, national (HomeGuide)	$6 – $12 per foot
Upgrade from 5-inch to 6-inch gutters, national (HomeGuide)	about $1 – $2 more per foot
Downspouts per linear foot installed, national (HomeGuide)	about $2 – $4
Gutter guards, typical project (Angi)	$880 – $2,011 (average about $1,068)
Gutter guards per linear foot (Angi)	about $6 – $13

Published figures for orientation only, not quotes. The installer who measures your home gives you the actual price.

Sample estimate: a two-story home on a sloped lot

Unit prices only help once you know your lengths. Measure the eaves that need gutters, then add up the downspouts. On a sloped lot the downspouts on the downhill side are the long ones, often a full story longer than those at the front.

For illustration, not a quote: 180 feet of gutter and six downspouts totaling about 110 feet.

180 feet of seamless aluminum at HomeGuide’s national range of $6 to $12 per foot installed: about $1,080 to $2,160
6-inch gutters instead of 5-inch at $1 to $2 more per foot: about $180 to $360
110 feet of downspout at $2 to $4 per foot: about $220 to $440
Guards on 180 feet at Angi’s Atlanta range of $6 to $13 per foot: about $1,080 to $2,340

Gutters and downspouts come to roughly $1,480 to $2,960 here, and roughly $2,560 to $5,300 with guards. Old-gutter removal, fascia repair and buried drain lines are separate items. For the logic behind per-foot pricing, see gutter cost per linear foot, explained.

How Atlanta compares with other Southeast cities

Angi’s averages for other metros in the region, as listed in our cost guide:

City	Typical range (Angi)	Average
Atlanta	$781 – $2,103	about $1,434
Charlotte	$700 – $1,990	about $1,313
Raleigh	$563 – $1,526	about $1,026
Orlando	$469 – $1,097	about $782
Tampa (seamless gutters)	$908 – $1,413	about $1,160

Of the 21 city averages in our gutter cost guide, the Atlanta figure of about $1,434 is the fourth-highest. Rows marked “seamless gutters” come from Angi’s seamless-gutter pages and are not directly comparable with the others.

Trees set the guard budget

Atlanta is called the city in a forest for a reason. A 2023 study by Georgia Tech researchers for the City Council found tree canopy over roughly 46% of the city’s land. What grows over your roof decides whether guards are worth their price and which kind you need:

Pines. Needles mat together, slip under coarse screens and hold water. Fine stainless micro-mesh is the guard type that stops them, and it sits at the upper end of the price range.
Oaks and maples. Broad leaves are easier to keep out. Solid covers and reverse-curve guards handle them well, though needles and small seeds can still slip in.
Few trees nearby. Guards may not pay for themselves. An open gutter that is easy to reach is cheaper.

In the sample estimate, guards add roughly three-quarters to the price of the gutters and downspouts. That is a real decision, not an afterthought. Read gutter guards for pine needles vs. leaves and are gutter guards worth it? before you agree to a guard package.

Storm bursts and gutter size

Hartsfield–Jackson Airport averages about 49.7 inches of rain a year (1991–2020 normals), but the yearly total matters less than the bursts. On September 14, 2023, storms dropped nearly 4 inches over downtown Atlanta and caused flash flooding; a spokesperson for the Department of Watershed Management said the city’s stormwater system reached capacity. A gutter sized for a gentle rain overflows in a storm like that, usually at the valleys and inside corners first.

The fix is capacity. 6-inch gutters with 3x4-inch downspouts carry more water than the standard 5-inch size, and HomeGuide puts the upgrade at about $1 to $2 more per foot. On the 180-foot example that is $180 to $360, a small part of the total. Extra downspouts on long runs help as well. See 6-inch and oversized gutters and roof valleys and gutter overflow.

Sloped lots: plan where the water goes

Many metro homes sit on slopes with a basement or crawl space on the low side. When a downspout empties at a downhill corner, the water heads straight for that wall. A quote for an Atlanta home should therefore name the discharge point of every downspout: a splash block, an extension, or a buried line that carries the water downhill to daylight. Extensions cost little. Buried lines are a separate, larger item, and worth pricing at the same time as the gutters. See underground downspout drainage and downspouts and drainage.

Old sectional gutters: patch or replace?

Homes built from the 1970s to the 1990s often still have sectional gutters with leaking seams. Sealing a seam is cheap, but it is seldom a lasting fix once several of them leak, and sagging runs point to tired hangers or soft fascia behind them. Seamless aluminum removes most of those leak points in one step. Our checklist of signs you need new gutters helps you decide, and gutter replacement explains what the job involves.

Labor, licensing and permits

Angi puts installer labor in Atlanta at $50 to $90 an hour, or about $2 to $4 per linear foot, and notes that rates reach the higher end when the roof is hard to reach, the home has more than one story or the roof has an unusual shape.

Georgia licenses residential contractors through the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors. Whether a gutter-only job needs a licensed contractor depends on its scope and value. The board’s FAQ explains when a license is required, and any license number can be looked up on the Secretary of State’s website. Either way, ask for proof of insurance and a written scope and warranty.

Gutter replacement by itself is usually exterior repair work. If it is part of a re-roof or includes structural repairs, ask whether the City of Atlanta or your county requires a permit; cities in Cobb, Gwinnett, DeKalb and Fulton handle this differently. See permits and HOA rules.

Keeping an Atlanta quote in check

Decide on guards by tree, not by sales pitch. Under pines they earn their price. In open sun they may not.
Upsize where the water concentrates. Use 6-inch gutters on the big roof planes and 5-inch on short runs.
Price drainage with the gutters. One visit for gutters, downspouts and extensions avoids a second setup.
Ask what the thickness is. Heavier aluminum dents less easily when limbs come down in a storm.
Get at least two written quotes for the same scope. See how to compare gutter quotes.

Ready for prices on your own home? One call connects you with an independent installer who serves your ZIP code. See our Atlanta page for local details and the communities covered. There is also a separate page for Marietta.

Gutter installation cost in Atlanta (2026 guide)